Memorial set for former Angel Ricky Adams

A memorial service for former Angels infielder Ricky Adams will be held Friday (Nov. 4) at 3:00 p.m. at the Hillside Community Church, 5354 Haven Ave., in Alta Loma.

Adams, a member of the Angels' 1982 Western Division Championship club, died Friday morning in Rancho Cucamonga after a lengthy bout with cancer. He was 52 years old.

Adams, of Alta Loma, was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma in January. His battle with cancer was the subject of a column in the Register earlier this season. (Read it here.)

A native of Upland, California, Adams was the first-round draft pick of the Houston Astros in 1977. He would go on to sign with the Angels on May 2, 1980 and make his major league debut two years later on September 15, 1982. Adams played 66 games as a utility infielder during the 1982 and 1983 campaigns. He spent two seasons with San Francisco before returning to the Angels farm system for his final professional season in 1987.

Adams is survived by his wife, Tammy and their four children, Ashley, Joshua, Adam and Garrett.

The family has asked that donations be made to the www.cancer.ucla.edu/donate in lieu of flowers so that a cure can be found for this disease and others will not have to suffer the effects of it the way Rick so courageously did.

Friends of the Adams family have also established the Ricky Lee Adams Foundation to assist Ricky in continuing his mission of having a positive impact on today's youth by helping them develop confidence playing the game of baseball. To learn more about the foundation, visit www.rickyleeadamsfoundation.bbnow.org

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